Charlie Vicario opened Salad Society in the Towers Square Shopping Plaza in Washington Township in 2011 with the intent to bring a healthy food choice to the area.

With salads, wraps and smoothies, Salad Society caught on and has grown since its opening.

During the last week of June, Vicario expanded his business to include burgers, fries and hot dogs, but is keeping with the healthy and fresh theme.

"I saw Society of Burgers as an opportunity to marry this side with the salad side to offer more variety," Vicario said. "Now maybe my regulars, instead of coming in two or three days a week, will come four or five days."

Society of Burgers has been well received, so far, according to Vicario.

"This should bring in a different crowd, which was a part of the focus to do this," he said.

Society of Burgers has a wide variety of specialty burgers — which can be made with a grass-fed Angus beef patty, grilled chicken breast or ground turkey burger — including the Cobbzilla with avocado, bacon, fried egg and bleu cheese; TexMex with avocado, jalapenos, cheddar jack cheese, spicy chipotle sauce, lettuce, tomato and onion; or The SOB with goat cheese, caramelized onions, spring mix and SOB sauce.

The Stuffed Portabella Mushroom burger is exactly that.

"It's a veggie burger stuffed into a Portabella mushroom," Vicario said. "We had the veggie patties, we make them here, and it goes well with a Portabella. It's a nice combo."

The veggie patties — which are also vegan because no egg is used in the recipe — is made of sautéed red bell peppers, carrots, onions, mushrooms, garlic, beans and chick peas as the binder.

Vicario said the turkey burgers are his favorite.

"They are made fresh every morning," he said.

A good burger needs to be accompanied by a delicious side dish and Society of Burgers has an entire list of homemade starters and sides.

"We have buffalo chicken cheese balls which are hand-pulled fresh chicken, mixed with cheddar jack cheese and buffalo sauce, rolled into a ball and fried," he said.

All the fries are hand cut each morning and varieties include buffalo, topped with bleu cheese crumbles and buffalo sauce; truffle tossed with truffle oil, parmesan and rosemary; and turkey chili cheese fries.

"We're putting a healthy spin on burger," Vicario said. "A burger can be a burger, but it's what it's between and the toppings that enhance it."

Society of Burgers is located adjacent to Salad Society at 137 Egg Harbor Rd., in Washington Township.